Its 10.45am Sunday morning and I'm posting this in my pyjamas. Lazy I know but have been hanging out with the kids making crazy loom bracelets. I think I'm more addicted to the bands than my children!!!
Ever since the Poppy Sketches challenge started I've wanted to join in but never seem to get myself organised in time. I was determined to make something this time as I love myself some polka dots!
I purchased some journal cards on sale a few weeks ago and really wanted to use them as they have a fabulous texture and a nice pop of pink. I actually tried to do my first ever embossing but got the powder everywhere and burnt my fingers, so think I will need to do some more practicing with that...
The polka dot paper is from Lawn Fawn 'Peace Joy Love', the grey and pink card from We R Memory Keepers, sentiment from Hero Arts 'Year Round Sentiments' and enamel dots from Papervine.
Have one more card to post but will go and have a shower first. Don't really relish the thought of someone popping in and we all look like we have just gotten out of bed!! The joys of a lazy Sunday morning....
Take care
Shona
And I thought yesterday was busy!! Its Cross Country time at school today and I have both kids at home. Phoebe has come last every year she has done the race and cried thru the whole thing. Its just not for her. And Max is very athletic but has asthma and finds the race just to long for his lungs to accommodate. So both kids, at home, having a 'sick day'.
This means for a busy day as I try to do all my jobs while having kids to entertain and look after. So please excuse me if this has lots of spelling mistakes etc, I'm trying to do this while making Phoebe lunch, waiting for washing machine to finish and doing my grocery list!!
I finally got around to looking at the amazing inspiration photo at CASE Study this week.
This is so brilliant and I had an idea straight away (thats two cards in a row ????).
I tried to think of other ways to do this card but couldn't get this out of my head! I don't have any circle dies but have a large circle punch, so used that on cardstock. I then lined it up with the face of the card and stamped 'Smile' in the middle. I spent ages working out where to put the 'happy birthday' and then covered the 'smile' in Glossy Accents. A big pile of foam squares and a couple of enamel dots..done!
Sentiment stamp from Altenew 'Sohcahtoa', 'Smile' stamp from Lawn Fawn 'Into the Woods' and enamel dots from Papervine.
Will also link to challenge at CAS on Sunday Challenge # 36, where their theme is 'birthday'. This is my second card.
Also will link to challenge at Simply Create Challenge #64 where their theme is 'Your Sentiment is the Highlight'.
And last one, will link to challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch #82
This is the sketch for this week:
Right, thats enough of that!! Off to feed the kids and find some sugar to keep myself going (where did I put those Peanut M&M's.....).
Take care
Shona
A very quick post today. So many things to do and only a few hours to squeeze it all in!!
This is the fantastic sketch at Just Add Ink this week. This doesn't happen often but I knew exactly what I wanted to do but wasn't sure if I could pull it off.....
Banners always look festive on a card but I seem to have trouble getting the flags to line up. This time I found a bowl with the right curve and drew with pencil around it. That way I was able to stamp my flags in the right(ish) place. I decided to put Wink of Stella on the pink flags and then cover them in Glossy Accents. And to finish off some silver string that I kept from Xmas.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts 'Year Round Sentiments', the flags from Altenew 'Sohcahtoa' and sequins by Studio Calico and purchased from Papervine.
Will also link this to the challenge at CAS on Sunday where their theme is 'Birthday'.
I will link it also to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme is 'Anything Goes'.
And one more link to the challenge at Addicted to Stamps where they also have an 'Anything Goes' theme. This is my second entry.
Right, off to tackle my mile-long list of chores. Hopefully I will have enough energy at the end of today to make something else!!!!
Take care
Shona
